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gohmert, for 30 minutes. mr. gohmert: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. gohmert: as most anyone can tell you, it's important to know who your friends are, who your enemies are, and that's absolutely true when it comes to knowing who to deal with favorably and unfavorably when it comes to foreign relations. when it comes to gifts to foreign nations. an article from december 11, by maxim lott says the following. key lawmakers are expressing concerns about the obama administration's plan to send 20 f-16 fighter jets to egypt. where new president mohammed morsi's allegiances are as uncertain as his grip on power. under a foreign aid deal signed in 2010, when morsi's u.s. friendly predecessor hosni mubarak was in charge, the u.s. is giving the -- we're giving the plains to egypt -- the planes to egypt's air force. which already has more than 200 of the aircraft. the first four jets are to be delivered beginning january 22, a source at the naval air base in fort worth where the planes had been undergoing testing told foxnews.com. but the $213 million gift is ra
gohmert, for 30 minutes. mr. gohmert: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. gohmert: as most anyone can tell you, it's important to know who your friends are, who your enemies are, and that's absolutely true when it comes to knowing who to deal with favorably and unfavorably when it comes to foreign relations. when it comes to gifts to foreign nations. an article from december 11, by maxim lott says the following. key lawmakers are expressing concerns about the obama administration's plan to send 20 f-16...
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gohmert, for five minutes. mr. gohmert: thank you, mr. speaker. today when the house opens for regular session, we will be led by visiting chaplain, reverend jerome r. milton. this extraordinary man is a friend and he is an inspiration to me. to borrow from the testimonial sermon of his, reverend milton, as a very small child, was left with his brother and sister in a run down california motel to die. the san diego county welfare department found them and placed them in a horrific orphannage called the oak crest or fannage where -- orphannage where abuse of all kinds were inflicted upon them. many of the children in such terrible conditions committed suicide. which included his brother and sister. after the horrors of this orphannage, he was placed in 13 different foster homes where he suffered more unfathomable abuse and inhuman treatment. finally as jerome says, god heard the cry of the lam -- lamb, and he was placed in his 14th home of florence johnson brown, she could not read or write, but she was a good woman with a big heart and a stronger
gohmert, for five minutes. mr. gohmert: thank you, mr. speaker. today when the house opens for regular session, we will be led by visiting chaplain, reverend jerome r. milton. this extraordinary man is a friend and he is an inspiration to me. to borrow from the testimonial sermon of his, reverend milton, as a very small child, was left with his brother and sister in a run down california motel to die. the san diego county welfare department found them and placed them in a horrific orphannage...
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gohmert. mr. gohmert: thank you, mr. woodall. and thank you, mr. speaker. i know it's a time to honor jay pearson but it's really a sad time for me. over my years, i don't know of anybody i've spent more time with on these evenings on the floor. of course for the last two years we're either going until midnight most nights and was usually here with jay pearson. and i know jay was not a boy scout but as someone who is an eagle scout, i know that we're taught that the ultimate in life is to be trustworthy. i don't know of anybody on capitol hill that is more trustworthy than jay pearson. loyal, loyal and yet courteous, kind. jay pearson has been a true friend and to have somebody who knows what goes on, knows the rules, we can disagree about the rules but i can come to him and know i have the institutional memory right there with me. that has been such a huge help. and just knowing when i did need information i could call jay, and i would have whatever i needed. so, jay, i know that you're going to be better off without us, but we're certainly not going to be
gohmert. mr. gohmert: thank you, mr. woodall. and thank you, mr. speaker. i know it's a time to honor jay pearson but it's really a sad time for me. over my years, i don't know of anybody i've spent more time with on these evenings on the floor. of course for the last two years we're either going until midnight most nights and was usually here with jay pearson. and i know jay was not a boy scout but as someone who is an eagle scout, i know that we're taught that the ultimate in life is to be...
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gohmert, for 30 minutes. mr. gohmert: thank you, madam speaker. it's a pleasure to follow my friend from pennsylvania, mr. altmire, before that, my friend from georgia, mr. woodall. the last vote we took today was to eliminate the word lunatic from our federal law, and i don't have a problem with lunatic being used in the federal law. and apparently i was the only one here on the floor that didn't have a problem with using the floor lunatic. in fact, it occurred to me that not only should we not use the term lunatic -- and i've eliminated the word lunatic at a time when we are facing national bankruptcy if we don't get serious about our issues, we should also use the term to identify those who want to continue doing business as usual around this town. it's time we got serious. one of the things that would help the administration get serious, because it is a big deal and not because c.b.o. has no clue what it's going to cost as illustrated by $1.1 trillion, $1.6 trillion, and maybe $1.8 trillion. they don't have a clue. they are not allowed to use
gohmert, for 30 minutes. mr. gohmert: thank you, madam speaker. it's a pleasure to follow my friend from pennsylvania, mr. altmire, before that, my friend from georgia, mr. woodall. the last vote we took today was to eliminate the word lunatic from our federal law, and i don't have a problem with lunatic being used in the federal law. and apparently i was the only one here on the floor that didn't have a problem with using the floor lunatic. in fact, it occurred to me that not only should we...
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gohmert, for 30 minutes. mr. gohmert: first, i think it's important to continue to let the people of connecticut who have suffered so and lost loved ones, they will continue to be in our thoughts and prayers. that is such a difficult time and they need our support. it is a difficult time. i think so often when we look for wisdom, different places, solomon should have known, fear the lord is the beginning of wisdom. in the early days of our country , people sought wisdom through prayer. the constitutional convention when they could not reach an agreement after nearly five weeks, ben franklin stood up and the contentiousness stopped and someone wrote that george washington looked like he had a relieved look on his face. 80-year-old ben franklin, overweight, gout, arthritis, had problems getting up and down sometimes, but his mind was still brilliant and that's when he pointed out that he had not once thought of applying to the father of lights to illuminate. we have his speech because he recorded it and wrote it in
gohmert, for 30 minutes. mr. gohmert: first, i think it's important to continue to let the people of connecticut who have suffered so and lost loved ones, they will continue to be in our thoughts and prayers. that is such a difficult time and they need our support. it is a difficult time. i think so often when we look for wisdom, different places, solomon should have known, fear the lord is the beginning of wisdom. in the early days of our country , people sought wisdom through prayer. the...
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gohmert. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas. mr. gohmert: thank you, mr. speaker. on september 18, 2001, seven days after the worst attack on american history, the authorized use of military force was passed. and i've come to understand how legislation can be hurredly thrown together and it was. we were in a crisis. and during those days i was a judge, when i got to congress, and the ndaa came up to extend, re-authorize the u.m.f. this issue of whether american citizens were protected came up. some mistakenly thought the ndaa did some grand -- granting of power to the president that he shouldn't have. but actually it was in the original aumf. it said the president could basically go after any nation, organization or person that he thought was a threat or may have participated. that needed to be reined in. i've worked with some of my colleagues, with professors, with legal experts, even though one professor went to harvard, they've been immensely helpful. and we've crafted language. and i even appreciate senator levine working with us and the chairman mckeon being w
gohmert. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas. mr. gohmert: thank you, mr. speaker. on september 18, 2001, seven days after the worst attack on american history, the authorized use of military force was passed. and i've come to understand how legislation can be hurredly thrown together and it was. we were in a crisis. and during those days i was a judge, when i got to congress, and the ndaa came up to extend, re-authorize the u.m.f. this issue of whether american citizens were...
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host: representative louie gohmert of texas, a republican, on fox news yesterday. bill bennett, former education secretary, says -- those comments were on meet the press. senator dianne feinstein has a different perspective. she says more guns are not the answer. she plans to introduce legislation. a previous assault weapons ban was signed into law in 1994, but it expired. jason is our next caller, washington, d.c., democratic line. caller: hi. i don't think army teachers in the schools is a good idea. that is pretty irrational, considering if you have gun battles, you are exacerbating the whole situation. i think that's a really bad idea. i don't think necessarily you could take away all guns in the country and saba problem. they would just use other weapons, like they have in china, where they go in the classrooms and used swords and knives and start killing people? . that would probably be a bad idea too. so i think it's just education and trying to curb things that might influence people from doing such. host: what are some suggestions for that, jason? caller:
host: representative louie gohmert of texas, a republican, on fox news yesterday. bill bennett, former education secretary, says -- those comments were on meet the press. senator dianne feinstein has a different perspective. she says more guns are not the answer. she plans to introduce legislation. a previous assault weapons ban was signed into law in 1994, but it expired. jason is our next caller, washington, d.c., democratic line. caller: hi. i don't think army teachers in the schools is a...